BEREAVEMENTS
Walter E. Kruse, 93, of McGregor, Texas, who spent his life as a cattleman, educator, and cattle research-
er, died Dec. 27, 2013. During his career, he headed beef cattle research at Texas A&M’s Agricultural Experiment Station in McGregor with a 1,000-cow herd comprising 6 pure breeds and 25 cross combinations. He authored and co-authored articles on beef cattle genetics and management and judged in livestock shows throughout the state. He later served as the regional representative of the National Livestock and Meat Board and was a re- gion manager for Pioneer Cattle Company. Kruse start- ed beef cattle courses at Texas State Technical Institute and McLennan Community College and gave a weekly radio report for the Texas Farm Bureau.
William “Bill” Douglas Dutton, died Jan. 12, 2014. He was born Sept. 30, 1937, in Evant, to Guy (Bill) Burton
Dutton and Cenith Smith Dutton and grew up in the De Leon-Dublin area. In 1970, Dutton was hired by the Mex- ia Daily News as editor of the Farm and Ranch Weekly. A few years later, in a partnership, he bought the pub- lication and expanded circulation to cover Texas and southern states. He added the American Zebu Journal and Simmental South. Dutton traveled extensively in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, working purebred cattle and horse sales as a ring man and writing feature stories for the publications. He was inducted into the Cattleman’s Hall of Fame for his contributions in livestock publica- tions. He is survived by his wife, Pat Christmas Dutton of Thornton, and numerous other relatives.
Dr. Albert Marshall Pickard, Raymondville, died Jan. 15. He was born Aug. 22, 1921, in Ladonia to Laurence
and Laura Pickard. He attended Texas A&M University where he secured his degree in Veterinary Medicine in January 1943. Upon graduation, Dr. Pickard joined the U.S. Army and served in the 124th Horse Cavalry Regi- ment, the last horse cavalry in the U.S. Army. His career as a veterinarian spanned 70 years. Much
of his large animal veterinary career was devoted to out- spoken opposition to the USDA Brucellosis Eradication Program for its over-condemnation of healthy cattle. La- beled by a fellow cattleman as “Isaiah crying in the wil- derness,” he maintained throughout his career that the program caused needless destruction of healthy cattle and cost his clients and the cattle industry millions of dollars. Working to change the program was a person-
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